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2026 Rankings

Van Buren County, Michigan Home Safety Rankings - 21 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Van Buren County, Michigan (Michigan) includes 21 tracked ZIP codes and 19 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (67/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	4	57%
C	0	0%
D	3	43%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	48808	Bath	83	B
2	48824	East Lansing	83	B
3	48825	East Lansing	83	B
4	48823	East Lansing	80	B
5	49024	Portage	49	D
6	49002	Portage	48	D
7	49071	Mattawan	45	D

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	49071	Mattawan	45	D	4 violations
2	49002	Portage	48	D	2 violation(s)
3	49024	Portage	49	D	1 violation(s)
4	48823	East Lansing	80	B	8 violations
5	48825	East Lansing	83	B	2 violation(s)
6	48824	East Lansing	83	B	2 violation(s)
7	48808	Bath	83	B	2 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Stage 1 DBP Rule	18	7
Stage 2 DBP Rule	16	10
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	14	8
Surface Water Treatment Rule	12	5
Revised Total Coliform Rule	11	10
Lead and Copper Rule	6	6
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5	4
Nickel	4	4

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0040 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 16 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
14% of housing built before 1950
36% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

East Lansing, MI — 4 ZIP codes
Portage, MI — 3 ZIP codes
Bath, MI — 1 ZIP code
Bangor, MI — 1 ZIP code
Bloomingdale, MI — 1 ZIP code
Breedsville, MI — 1 ZIP code
Covert, MI — 1 ZIP code
Decatur, MI — 1 ZIP code
Gobles, MI — 1 ZIP code
Grand Junction, MI — 1 ZIP code
Hartford, MI — 1 ZIP code
Kendall, MI — 1 ZIP code
Lawrence, MI — 1 ZIP code
Lawton, MI — 1 ZIP code
Mattawan, MI — 1 ZIP code
Paw Paw, MI — 1 ZIP code

All 21 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	48808	Bath	83	B	2
2	48824	East Lansing	83	B	2
3	48825	East Lansing	83	B	2
4	48823	East Lansing	80	B	8
5	49024	Portage	49	D	1
6	49002	Portage	48	D	2
7	49071	Mattawan	45	D	4
8	49013	Bangor	—	—	7
9	49026	Bloomingdale	—	—	2
10	49027	Breedsville	—	—	—
11	49043	Covert	—	—	7
12	49045	Decatur	—	—	9
13	49055	Gobles	—	—	9
14	49056	Grand Junction	—	—	—
15	49057	Hartford	—	—	13
16	49064	Lawrence	—	—	11
17	49065	Lawton	—	—	4
18	49079	Paw Paw	—	—	12

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Van Buren County, Michigan Home Safety Rankings - 21 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/van-buren-michigan/

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